Sightseeing in Barcelona...
We must have walked 10 miles yesterday...but it was awesome! Really nice to see some of the very famous and historic sights around the city.
Our first stop was La Sagrada Familia, a cathedral designed by the architect Antoni Gaudi. In many of the pictures that you see of it, it doesn't really look beautiful. Hopefully these pics will make it look more so. What an experience. The architecture is absolutely stunning ... somewhat of a neo-gothic style. The detail is incredible. I will post more pics to my fb page, but here are a few. The first is the outside of the cathedral.
The next one is a view from the "catwalk" the connects the bell towers. The view over the city is amazing!
After that we walked to a well-known apartment building that Gaudi also designed. Notice the roof and the lack of straight walls...
Next we visited the Bouqueria (market) one of the most famous stops in downtown Barcelona. It is teeming with fresh fruits and vegetables, fresh fish, candies, and meats. Here is a shot of some of the fresh seafood and candy.
I couldn't resist snapping a shot of the chocolate breasts, and yep, that's pretty much the whole octopus there for sale.
Next we visited the Catedral de Barcelona, the largest church in the city. What a spectacular place. We also made it to the roof where the views of the city were simply breathtaking. This was worth the 5 euro admission price alone.
On our way back to the hotel, we stopped by the Arc de Triomf. Pretty impressive.
After that, we headed back to the hotel to change and get ready for the percussion chamber concert at the school of music. Check out this program!!
Varese - Ionisation
Xenakis - Okho
Histoire du soldat - Stravinsky
Bartok - Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion
Polymorphismes - Nuria Jimenez (new work by a student composer)
Pretty damn impressive for students!
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